verb#8,936 by frequency
foster
/ˈfɒstə/
To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child; To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
- he/she/it
- fosters
- past participle
- fostered
Meanings
- 1
To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child
They did everything they could to foster good relations.
Tatoeba · _undertoad · CC BY 2.0 FR
This report does not foster sales.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
- 3
To nurse or cherish somethingrare
- 4
To be nurtured or trained up togetherrare